Plant in full to partial sun in a well-drained soil and water occasionally to infrequently – it is drought tolerant once established in coastal gardens and cold hardy to around 5° F. A tough and adaptable plant for many situations including alkaline soils, limited amount of waterlogged soils and is fairly frost hardy.

The genus name Grevillea honors Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), a patron of botany, a very close friend of Sir Joseph Banks, and president of the Royal Society of London. Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen' is a selection made by Leo Hodge in 1952 that was the result of crossing Grevillea juniperina with a yellow flowering form of Grevillea victoriae. A number of Grevillea hybrids bear the name "Poorinda", which was the name of a property owned by the late Leo Hodge (1904 – 1994) located at W Tree, near the Snowy River, north of Buchan in Victoria, Australia. Mr. Hodge was a grower of grevilleas who worked on hybridizing between the species from 1952 until 1968 with more than 50 Poorinda cultivars registered. We grew this nice plant from 1995 through 1997. 

The information about Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.